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Manuscript of a poem in English ("Darkness and Shadows") on both sides of a sheet of paper. The note "a transcription from the French of C.F.C. [Constantine F. Cavafy]" below the title; the initials "J.C.C. [John Cavafy]", in place of a signature, on the verso. It is the English translation of one of Cavafy's poems, originally written in French, made and recorded by his brother, John.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ6), comprising 44 bound broadsheets. It contains 38 poems. The title “C. P. Cavafy Poems (1907-1915)” is printed on the front cover. Cavafy’s written dedication to Miltiadis Malakasis on verso of the first leaf in ink. Table of contents at the end. Insert with a printed list of Cavafy’s poems arranged by year (1911-1915). Some broadsheets were printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house during the period of 1925-1926.

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy, published in Alexandria in 1910 by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house. It contains 21 poems and comprises 46 pages; pages 3 to 42 are all numbered sequentially, while the next pages [43-46] are not. The title “C. P. Cavafy Poems (1907-1915)” is printed on the front cover. Cavafy’s written dedication to Jean Kefalinos on the title page in ink. Corrections on pages 9, 13, 15, 18, 23 and 33 in ink. P. 41-42 table of contents. P. [46] colophon.

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy containing 26 poems from the period of 1908-1914 on 29 sheets. Title page with the printed title “C. P. Cavafy Poems (1908-1914)”. Cavafy’s handwritten dedication to Marika Kotopouli on verso. Table of contents at the end. The poet’s handwritten corrections can be found on some poem verses on p. 25 and on the table of contents. Page numbers are printed, in some cases corrected with ink. Most of the sheets contain details of the printing house, usually accompanied by the year of printing (1918-1921).

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy, consisting of bound broadsheets printed in Alexandria by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house. It contains 28 poems, as well as an insert sheet with the titles of the poems chronologically arranged, in two columns. Printed title “C. P. Cavafy Poems (1916-1918)” on its front cover. Page numbers are printed and on some pages there are handwritten corrections in ink. Several of the poems are printed by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in Alexandria, accompanied by the year of printing (1927-1931). Table of contents on the last page. The insert sheet contains the printed titles of the poems, chronologically arranged by year (1916-1918).

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy, consisting of bound broadsheets printed in Alexandria by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house. It contains 28 poems, as well as an insert sheet with the titles of the poems chronologically arranged, in two columns. Printed title “C. P. Cavafy Poems (1916-1918)” on its front cover. Page numbers are printed and on some pages there are handwritten corrections in ink. Several of the poems are printed by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in Alexandria, accompanied by the year of printing (1927-1931). Table of contents on the last page. The insert sheet contains the printed titles of the poems, chronologically arranged by year (1916-1918).

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy, consisting of bound broadsheets printed in Alexandria by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house. It contains 28 poems, as well as an insert sheet with the titles of the poems chronologically arranged, in two columns. Printed title “C. P. Cavafy Poems (1916-1918)” on its front cover. Page numbers are printed and on some pages there are handwritten corrections in ink. Several of the poems are printed by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in Alexandria, accompanied by the year of printing (1927-1931). Table of contents on the last page. The insert sheet contains the printed titles of the poems, chronologically arranged by year (1916-1918).

Collection of poems by Cavafy (Γ5), consisting of 61 poems on 70 loose prints attached with a metal paperclip on their top left corner. Paperboard bifolio in lieu of a front cover with the printed title “C. P. Cavafy Poems. Alexandria 1915-1922” on its first page (second date has been added by hand). Cavafy’s handwritten dedication to Marika Kotopouli on title page (second date has been added by hand). On p. 13, 47, 55β’, handwritten corrections in ink by the poet. The pages are numbered in print at the top right, in some cases corrected in ink. The sheets were printed by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in Alexandria, accompanied by the year of printing (1919-1922). In some cases, there are corrections in ink. The last page contains the table of contents with chronological arrangement by year (1915-1921), with the poet’s handwritten additions for year 1921 in ink.

Cavafy’s collection containing 19 poems from the period of 1910-1913. Two paperboards used as front and back cover. Title “C. P. Cavafy Poems. Alexandria 1910-1913” on the front cover, handwritten by the poet. Cavafy’s written dedication to Marika Kotopouli on verso of the front cover in ink. All of the poems are attached with a metal pin on their top left corner. The sheets contain details of the printing house, usually accompanied by the year of printing (1912-1914). Some poems bear Cavafy’s printed signature.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ5) comprising 77 poems from the period of 1915-1926. Paperboard folded in half used as front and back cover. Title “C. P. Cavafy Poems. Alexandria 1915-1926” is printed on the front cover; the date is corrected in ink. The end date indication noted in ink, initially as “1922”, then corrected to “1926”. On the inside, the information of the front cover is repeated on the title page. The end date indication is noted in ink, “1922”. Cavafy’s written dedication to N. Zelita in ink on recto of the second leaf. Next are printed broadsheets with the poems, numbered on the top right on recto (page 46 is missing). The page numbers are printed and in some pages corrected in ink. Handwritten note “(400 A.D.)” in ink next to the title of the poem “Young Men of Sidon”. P. 50 spelling error correction on the publication date in ink. P. 50-52 date indication “1929” struck through in ink. P. 55 second erasure of the word “μελαγχολικές” (“melancholic”) to “ανιαρές” (“dull”) in ink. All broadsheets are printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house during the period of 1919-1926. Poems are followed by a blank leaf and a printed table of contents with chronological order in two columns. 3 poems are added to the table in ink.

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy, published in Alexandria in 1910 by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house. It contains 21 poems and comprises 43 pages; pages 3 to 42 are all numbered sequentially, no page number on page [43]. Cavafy’s written dedication to Marika Kotopouli on the title page in ink. P. 13 and 33 corrections in ink. P. 41-42 table of contents. P. [43] colophon.

Theatre programme titled “Le photo-programme, Revue Illustrée des théâtres” of the Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique for the performance of the play Les Deux Gosses by Pierre Decourcelle in Paris. The portraits and biographies of the directors, authors, and actors are included together with the history of the theatre, along with information on the ticket prices and the distribution of the programmes. The price of the programme is on the front cover: “20 Centimes”.

Theatre programme titled “Le photo-programme, Revue Illustrée des théâtres” of the Théâtre du Gymnase for the performance of the play La carrière by Abel Hermant in Paris. The portraits and biographies of the directors, authors, and actors are included together with the history of the theatre, along with information on the ticket prices and the distribution of the programmes. The price of the programme is on the front cover: “20 Centimes”.

Theatre programme titled “Le photo-programme, Revue Illustrée des théâtres” of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal for the performance of the play Le Dindon by Georges Feydeau in Paris. The portraits and biographies of the directors, authors, and actors are included together with the history of the theatre, along with information on the ticket prices and the distribution of the programmes. The price of the programme is on the front cover: “20 Centimes”.

Theatre programme titled “Le photo-programme, Revue Illustrée des théâtres” of the Théâtre du Vaudeville for the performance of the play La Douloureuse by Maurice Donnay in Paris. The portraits and biographies of the directors, authors, and actors are included together with the history of the theatre, along with information on the ticket prices and the distribution of the programmes. The price of the programme is on the front cover: “20 Centimes”.

Two-page printed leaflet with the poem “Prayer” on the third page. On the first page, the title of the poem, place indication (Alexandria), the name of the Lagoudakis printing house and the date inside a border. On the second page, the poem is printed with the indication “July 1896” and the signature “Const. Cavafy” underneath.

Four-page printed pamphlet with the poem “Waiting for the Barbarians”. The first page serves as front cover. The title of the poem is on top left, the brand name of the Lagoudakis printing house along with the year of publication is on the bottom right. At the bottom of the fifth page, the poet’s signature and the indication “December 1898”.

Handwritten note of the poem “Οf Demetrius Soter (162-150 B.C.)” on four ruled sheets. Erasures, corrections and notes can be found. Cavafy’s handwritten signature can be found on the last page after the poem. Page number on the top right of the first leaf on verso, and on the top right of the second leaf on recto. Illegible note in ink on verso of the second leaf.

Printed edition of the music Dimitris Mitropoulos composed on Cavafy’s poetry, titled 10 Inventions. There is a printed dedication “To Alkis Thrylos” on the first page. On the top left of the third page (numbered “1”), the composer’s written dedication towards the illegible name of a person [Minni Bamiero (?)], dated 11/3/1927. The poems set to music are the following: “Far Off”, “To Stay”, “That They Come”, “The Next Table”, “Days of 1903”, “Gray”, “In the Street”, “The Afternoon Sun”, “I’ve Gazed So Much–“ and “I Went”. The French translations of the above poems are published on the last three pages.

Handwritten draft table of contents of the Collection of poems 1907-1915 on both sides of a sheet. Page number or the number of pages occupied by each poem next to some titles. Cancellations.

Typewritten poem collection and introductory text in French in a homemade booklet with several sheets. Handwritten emendations. Attached to the item, the author's business card, with a handwritten note to Cavafy regarding his poetic work that is to be published ("Athens [...] 4-7-32").

Manuscript of the prose text "A Few Pages on the Sophists" on both sides of three ruled sheets and on the recto of a fourth sheet (its verso is blank). Footnotes and bibliographical references on five pages. Only page 7 is numbered; at its bottom the signature "C.P.C.". Cancellations and emendations. The four sheets are enclosed in a ruled double sheet notepaper, with the handwritten title. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of the text.

Manuscript of the poem "A Great Feast at the House of Sosibius" and notes in the second page of a double sheet notepaper.

Handwritten prose text by Cavafy on the recto of six sheets; blank versos. Sheets 1 to 5 are numbered at top left. Part of the fourth sheet has been cut off, while 5 and 6 are half. They are preceded by another sheet, by way of cover, with the handwritten title of the text ("A Night Out in Kalinderi"); blank verso. Sheets 4 and 6 contain a poem. Cancellations in red ink.

Handwritten draft of the poem "Abandonment" on two sheets; cancellations and emendations. Handmade folder, the recto of which bears the handwritten title of the poem and the date. The crossed out titles "In the Church" and "Song of Ionia" on the verso.

Manuscript poems and attached typewritten note. The poems "Addition" and "Absence" written on both sides of a sheet; notes and additions in the margin. Page numbers are noted: "53" on the recto, "54" on the verso. Cancellations and emendations. The poem "Absence" has been crossed out. The handwritten note "Not for publication, but may remain here" on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet.

Handwritten text on both sides of a ruled sheet. They are additions to three prose texts by Cavafy: "The Coral"; "The Greeting"; "Alector from a Moral Perspective". Cavafy's handwriting and linguistic errors could be indications for an early dating of the item.

Cavafy's printed temporary admission card for the Alexandria Stock Exchange. The name, job title, date and card number are all handwritten. Cavafy appears to be working for the newspaper Tilegrafos of Alexandria.

Pamphlet of the Maison Unique Mme Aline, a brothel in Marseille.

Advertisement card of the English apparel company Hope Brothers in London. On verso, information on the company’s branches in England.

Theatre programme of the Royal Strand Theatre in London for the plays The Queen’s Proctor by Herman Merivale and Doctor Johnson by Leo Trevor. Arthur Bourchier and Violet Vanbrugh are the protagonists. Advertisements on the back cover.

Handwritten draft of the poem "After the Swim" on the second and third pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Cancellations and emendations. The remaining pages are blank. Handmade folder from the printed cover of Cavafy's 1908-1914 Collection. The printed details of the Collection on the recto have been crossed out. The handwritten title of the poem and date indication on the verso.

Three loose sheets written on one side; notes (quotes) in English from the seventh volume of The Cambridge Ancient History: The Hellenistic Monarchies and the Rise of Rome, regarding Philip II of Macedon. Sheet with the title of the publication and the volume in English. Ruled sheet and small piece of paper with handwritten drafts of the poem "Agelaus". Crossed out handwritten note on one side of the small piece of paper. Handwritten note on a small piece of paperboard from a box of cigarettes by the Egyptian Cigarettes Manufactory. Alexandria-Cairo-Egypt. Handmade folder with the handwritten title of the poem and date.

Booklet comprising 41 numbered pages of the Alexandria Sporting Club, "Number 3". It contains a list of members with their addresses (Paul Cavafy among them), the club rules as well as various useful information.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "Among the Groves of the Promenades" on three loose sheets. Handmade folder with the handwritten title of the poem.

Manuscript of a poem and notes on two loose sheets. The poem is written on the recto and verso of one sheet. In a second sheet, which is of smaller size, additional notes of verses are recorded.

Handwritten notes on the poem "An Old Man" on seven pieces of paper of various dimensions. On a small piece of paper, the handwritten title in red ink, abbreviated notes and date. Numbers "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [corrected from "7"]" are noted on five of the pieces at top right of the recto; number "3" on another piece at top left. Several notes in English. Extensive use of abbreviations.

Manuscript of the poems "Epitaph", "Displeased Theatregoer" and of part of "Horace in Athens", under the general title "Ancient Days" on both sides of a sheet. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink below each of the two first poems. The third poem has been crossed out in pencil.

Handwritten list of poem titles in a bifolio of paperboard. On the recto of the first sheet, the general title "Ancient Days", written by Cavafy and crossed out. On the same side, handwritten note in the handwriting of Rica Singopoulo: "Poems with a note "not to be published" ". The list of titles starts on the verso of the first sheet and continues until the verso of the second one. Cancellations and emendations.

Printed four-page pamphlet. On the first page, the title "Ancient Days" inside a border. On the second and third pages, the poems "The Tears of Phaëthon's Sisters" and "The Death of the Emperor Tacitus". Below the latter, the initials "C.F.C.". In the fourth page, place (Alexandria) and date indication inside a border similar to that of the first page. This border, similar to that of the pamphlet containing the poem "Prayer" and published in the same year, alludes to the Lagoudakis printing house. Accompanied by 30 copies.

Handwritten draft of the poem "And Above All Cynegirus" on two sheets; cancellations and emendations. The title of the poem on one side of one of the sheets. Handmade folder with the handwritten title and date.

Manuscript of a poem and notes on the first two pages of a double sheet notepaper.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "Anna Comnena" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet. Handwritten emendations and notes by Cavafy. On one side of a ruled sheet, copy of Valassopoulo's English translation by Cavafy, with entered corrections and cancellation. Handwritten notes by Cavafy, some of which have been crossed out, on either side of a third sheet.

Two typewritten copies of the English translation of the poem "Anna Comnena" by G. Valassopoulo on the recto of two sheets. Blank versos.

Handwritten draft of the poem "Antiochus the Cyzicene" on one side of two small pieces of paper. Handwritten quote on one side of a ruled sheet with bibliographical reference to the Bibliotheca historica by Diodorus Siculus. Handmade folder with the handwritten title of the poem and date on the recto. The notes on the verso have been crossed out.

Typewritten French translation of the poem "Aristobulus" on one side of two sheets. Handwritten emendations and additions by Cavafy. George Papoutsakis mentioned as translator at the end of the poem. Number "2" on the second sheet.

Typewritten French translation of the poem "Aristobulus" on one side of two sheets. The second sheet is numbered. G. Papoutsakis is mentioned as the translator at the end of the poem. Handwritten note by Cavafy ("the last version") on the verso of the second sheet.

Typewritten text by Raymond Torcy on the recto of five sheets, entitled "Aristobule". The first part of the text describes the story of Aristobulus, while the second provides information on Cavafy and his work, also including a French translation of the poem "Aristobulus" by G. A. Papoutsakis. Reference to the journal La Semaine égyptienne (issue dedicated to Cavafy, 1929). Handwritten cancellations and emendations in parts of the text by Cavafy himself, as well as other notes in pencil on most sheets. Authorial emendations and signature in ink at the end of the text. The sheets are numbered (2-5).

Manuscript of the poem "Aristobulus" on both sides of a ruled sheet, signed by the poet. Cancellations.

Handwritten poem "Aristobulus" on the first two pages of a double sheet notepaper. Cancellations and emendations. The four last verses have been crossed out. The third page is blank. Notes in pencil and cancellations on the fourth page. Notes on another double sheet notepaper as well as on the verso of an official letterhead with a typewritten letter as well as on three pieces of paper (one of which is ruled and two are graph). Drafts of the same poem and notes on two ruled sheets.

Manuscript poem and attached notes in a sheet and in two small pieces of paper. The poem "Artificial Flowers" and notes in the margin on the sheet. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. Cancellations and emendations. Sheet number "204". The typewritten note "Not for publication; but may remain here" on one piece of paper. On the other piece of paper, the title "The First Step", reference to the publication in which it has been included "(See publication of "Poems" 1910)", and another handwritten note on the verso which has been crossed out.

Handwritten translations into English of two of Cavafy's poems by G. A. Valassopoulo on both sides of a sheet. On one side, the poem "At the Port" ("Safe Haven") has been crossed out. The indication "35/ΙΙ" at top left. On the other side, the poem "Imenus", with cancellations and emendations. The indication "43/ΙΙ" at top left.

Handwritten translations into English of two of Cavafy's poems by G. A. Valassopoulo. On one side, the poem "At the Port" ("Safe Haven"). The crossed out indications "10" and "12" at bottom right. Blank verso. On one side of a piece of paper, the poem "In front of a statue of Endymion" ("In the Presence of the Statue of Endymion"). Blank verso.

"Handwritten draft of the poem ""Athanasius"" on both sides of a ruled sheet.
On one side of a second sheet an abbreviated quote in English with abbreviations from a publication on the Church of Egypt; the details of the publication on the other side of the sheet.
Printed broadsheet with the crossed out part of a poem. Handwritten notes by the poet in pencil below the poem. The printed sheet bears the details "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing House, Alexandria 1919", which have been crossed out.
Handmade folder with the handwritten title ""Athanasius"" and date indication "Apr. '20".

Handwritten English translation of the poem "Awaiting t[he] B[a]r[barians]" by the poet on the first two pages of a bifolio. The remaining pages are blank. Extensive use of abbreviations. The translation was made by John Cavafy.

Handwritten bibliographical notes, with references to periodicals and books, on four pieces of paper. Publication dates: 1891, 1902, 1908.

Handmade folder made of a ruled sheet of paper with the handwritten note "Bills belonging to the shares bought by mother + which now have come into my possession". It contains receipts for the purchase of shares through the Crédit Lyonnais, Banque Imperiale Ottomane and Betts & Co, dating to the period 1890-1896. Cavafy's name ("Constantin F. Cavafy", "C. F. Cavafy') appears on three of them, while the name "J. Cavafy" (=John Cavafy) appears on one (1892). A total of five receipts.

Handwritten draft of the poem "Birth of a Poem" on one side of a sheet. Handmade folder from the printed cover of one of Cavafy's poetry collections. The details of the 1915-1921 Collection on the recto (the second date is handwritten in ink). The handwritten title of the poem and date indication on the verso.

Seven-page booklet titled Les 32 positions des amoureux by Roussin et Cie editions. It includes several stories about the types of flirt.

Typewritten French translations of the poems "But Wise Men Apprehend What Is Imminent" and "Ides of March" on one side of two sheets. Handwritten emendations on one of the two sheets. The title "But Wise Men Apprehend What Is Imminent" in Greek. The translator is mentioned below the poem "(Traduit par M.)".

Handwritten notes by Rica Singopoulo on both sides of a sheet and on the recto of a second sheet, the verso of which is blank. Incomplete text, possibly a draft of an introduction for the book that Rica Singopoulo was planning to publish, entitled "Cavafy en pantoufles" ["Cavafy in his slippers"]. In this particular part of the text, Singopoulo refers to her personal relationship with the poet. It is mentioned that the text was written quite some time after the poet's death.

Homemade leather-bound volume, comprising typewritten and printed poems. On the cover, the title "Cavafy Poems" in gold letters. On the "title page" (made of a cover from the 1910 poetry collection of Cavafy) the title "C. P. Cavafy Poems" and the indication "Alexandria 1910" as well as the note "[Englished by J. C. Cavafy]", handwritten by John Cavafy below the word "Poems". On the interior of the cover, another handwritten note by John Cavafy dated "14 May 1911". It is followed by the poems, each with the printed text in Greek and the typewritten English translation. The page numbering is common for both languages. The Greek text of the poem "The City" on a page cut off from the journal Nea Zoi and that of the poem "The God Abandons Antony" on a page cut off from the journal Grammata. Four pages of contents in Greek and in English, numbered "41" and "42". The pages of contents in Greek have been cut off from a printed poetry collection. They are followed by the English translations of another five poems, without page numbering. A total of twenty-six poems have been translated. Handwritten cancellations and emendations in the typewritten poems.

Homemade book consisting of typewritten sheets, printed broadsheets and manuscripts. The "title page" is made of a cover from the 1910 poetry collection of Cavafy, with the printed title "C. P. Cavafy's Poems" and the indication "Alexandria 1910". Below the word "Poems", the handwritten note by John Cavafy "Englished by J. C. Cavafy". It is preceded by a quote of unknown authorship and followed by four pages of contents, with the poem titles in English. They are followed by the English translations of the poems. A total of forty-three of Cavafy's poems are translated. Their titles are either typewritten or handwritten. In some instances, there are inserted printed broadsheets with the poems in Greek or parts of prints affixed on the existing pages. Cancellations and emendations in most translations, be they handwritten or typewritten. The date indication "1912" on one of the broadsheets. The 71 pages of the book are numbered, either typewritten or handwritten. The printed broadsheets are not included in the page numbering. The front and back covers are blank.

Homemade leather-bound volume, comprising typewritten and printed poems. On the cover, the title "Cavafy Poems" in gold letters. On the "title page" (made of the cover from the 1910 poetry collection of Cavafy) the title "C. P. Cavafy Poems" and the indication "Alexandria 1910" as well as the note "[Englished by J. C. Cavafy]", handwritten by John Cavafy below the word "Poems". It is followed by a page with a quote in English regarding translation. It is followed by the poems, each with the printed text in Greek and the typewritten English translation. Common foliation for both languages. The Greek text of the poem "The City" on a page cut off from the journal Nea Zoi; that of the poem "The God Abandons Antony" on a page cut off from a 1911 issue of the journal Grammata. Four pages of contents in Greek and English, numbered "41" and "42". The pages of contents in Greek have been cut off from the printed poetry collection. They are followed by the English translations of another nine poems, without page numbering. The last two are not accompanied by Greek text. A total of thirty poems have been translated. Handwritten cancellations and emendations in the typewritten poems.

Cavafy's collection containing 25 poems of the 1910-1915 period. Two pieces of paperboard are used as front and back covers. On the cover, the title: "C. P. Cavafy Poems. Alexandria 1910-1915", handwritten by the poet. The original date was "1914", corrected to read "1915" in ink of a different colour. Inside, two blank sheets and then 25 broadsheets, all numbered by hand at top right of the recto; 24 of them are printed. The poem "Alexandrian Kings" handwritten on two sheets with page numbering "13α', β'". The verso of all broadsheets is blank, except for that of sheet 13α' which bears a handwritten note by Cavafy. Handwritten cancellation and emendation in one of the poems ("Far Off", sheet 23). The poems are followed by a blank sheet and a printed table of contents in chronological order, in two columns. The broadsheets were printed at two different printing houses (Kasimatis & Ionas and M. C. Fakos) and date to 1914 and 1915.

Printed poetry collection of Cavafy, published in 1904 in Alexandria at the Lagoudakis printing house. It contains 14 poems and comprises 34 pages, of which 3 (actual numbering: 5) to 26 are numbered. Two copies.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ9). The title "C. P. Cavafy Poems" and the indication "Alexandria 1919-1929" on the printed cover. The first date (initially "1916") has been corrected by the poet, and the second is handwritten. The same details are repeated on the title page, on which, however, the date is correct ("1919"). A blank sheet has most likely been cut off. On the first blank page, handwritten dedication by Marios Vaianos to Angelos Troupakis in red pencil, dated "1.7.30". The collection consists of bound printed broadsheets and contains sixty-one poems. The poems are numbered at top right, in print or by hand, occasionally corrected by the poet. Handwritten cancellations and emendations by Cavafy in some of the poems. The collection also contains a printed folding sheet with the poem titles in two columns and in chronological order. The title of the last poem is handwritten by Cavafy. The broasheets were printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in the period 1925-1929. On some of them there is full date of printing and on some others the date of first print. Accompanied by signed certificate and kept in a box made of hard fabric-lined paperboard.

Cavafy's poetry collection (Γ5). Bifolio of paperboard, which also serves as a folder , in lieu of a front and back cover. On another bifolio, made of paper, the title page and the table of contents (on the last two pages). On the first page of both bifolios, the title of the collection: "C. P. Cavafy Poems", and the indication "Alexandria 1915-1925". The last date is written by the poet. On the last page of the paper bifolio, handwritten dedication by Cavafy to A. Vlachopoulos. A blank sheet follows; eighty-four loose broadsheets and another blank sheet, all initially bound with paperclip, as indicated by the holes at top left of each sheet. At top right of the recto of the broadsheets, sequential printed numbering ("2" to "76"), occasionally corrected by the poet. Between sheets "17" and "18", inserted sheet with polygraphed typewritten translation of the poem "One of Their Gods" by G. Valassopoulo, with notes by Cavafy. The poems are printed on papers of various qualites and with fonts of various sizes, on paper of the Kasimatis & Ionas and Mitsanis printing houses dating to the period 1919-1925. Table of contents with poem titles in chronological order, in two columns. The last three titles on the first page of the contents are handwritten by Cavafy, as are all the titles on the second page. Handwritten emendations in two of the poems.

Cavafy's poetry collection containing 57 poems of the 1912-1920 period. A piece of paperboard folded in half is used as front and back covers. On the cover, the printed title: "C. P. Cavafy Poems. Alexandria 1912-1920". The original date "1919" has been corrected by Cavafy to "1920", in ink.
On the inside, printed title page repeating the details on the cover. The end date was originally printed "19" and handwritten "16"; it was corrected by hand to "1920". Two blank sheets follow. On the recto of the first sheet, the handwritten note: "Missing: As Much As You Can 7[.] Imenus 56". The printed broadsheets containing the poems follow, numbered at top right of the recto (1 to 59 – sheets 7 and 56 are missing). The numbering is mostly printed, in a few instances handwritten, and in some it has been corrected by hand. The verso of all broadsheets is blank. The poems are followed by a blank sheet and printed table of contents in chronological order, in two columns. The contents page is part of the sheet also containing the title page. The poem titles are preceded by a mark in pencil. The 1919 titles are crossed out, while three of them are handwritten. Two 1919 poem titles and a 1920 poem title are handwritten on the verso of the contents page and have been crossed out. The broadsheets were printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house (Alexandria) during the 1917-1920 period (five of them also mention the month of printing: two in July 1919, and one each in September 1919, December 1919 and March 1920).

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ9). Double-sheet of paperboard in lieu of cover. The printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems. Alexandria 1919-1930" in its first page (the first date has been corrected from 1916 to 1919, the second is handwritten and corrected from 1929 to 1930 by the poet). A second doube-sheet follows, the first page of which serves as the title page; the second page is blank; the last two pages contain the table of contents. A blank sheet follows; 76 broadsheets containing 64 poems and another blank sheet. The broadsheets were printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house during the 1925-1930 period. Handwritten emendation in the second date of the title page (from 1929 to 1930) and in the text of a poem. The titles and page numbers of the last three poems of 1929 and all poems of 1930 in the table of contents are handwritten by Cavafy. All sheets have a hole made by metal paperclip at the top left of the recto.

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy (Β2). It consists of a paperboard cover, a title page, the poems on pages 3-39 and a table of contents on pages 41-42. The collection was printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in Alexandria, in 1910. It has been bound with a hardcover. Handwritten dedication by Cavafy to N. Vatimbella on the title page.

Two printed sheets, one made of paperboard and one made of paper, folded so as to form four-page leaflets, serving as front and back cover respectively, as well as the title and contents pages of the 1915-1922 period Collection. On the front cover and on the title page, the date "1922" is filled-in in ink by Cavafy. Subsequent handwritten note "incomplete" on the front cover. On the verso of the title page, handwritten dedication by Cavafy to Napoleon Lapathiotis. The table of contents is written in two columns, in chronological order. The titles of the four last poems of 1912 are handwritten. The last title of 1921, the titles of 1922 as well as the page numbers are handwritten on the verso of the contents page. No poems are included.

Homemade book made of manuscripts, printed broadsheets and parts of prints pasted on sheets. On the "title page" (made of a cover from the 1910 poetry collection of Cavafy) the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems" and the indication "Alexandria 1910" as well as the note "Englished by J. C. Cavafy", handwritten by John Cavafy. The date has been crossed out and corrected to 1917, also by John. The contents of the volume are not recorded. The volume layout includes the printed broadsheets with the poems in Greek and their handwritten English translation. Publication dates are marked on the broadsheets: "1914, 1915, 1916". Fifteen poems have been translated. Few cancellations and emendations. Some of the emendations on small-size papers, pasted on the emended word or phrase. The metal staples of the binding are missing. The unmarked cover is made of paperboard.

Printed poetry collection (Issue) of Cavafy, published in 1910 in Alexandria by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house. It contains 21 poems and comprises a total of 46 pages, of which 3 to 39 are sequentially numbered; [40] is blank, without numbering and followed by pages 41-42 with the Contents. Two copies. One of the copies contains an inserted sheet with the poem "Walls" on the recto and page number "40". The poem is written by Rica Singopoulo and is not included in print in any of the copies. Its title has been filled-in by hand in the table of contents as well (page 42). Handwritten dedication by Cavafy Vlasis Gavriilidis in the title page of the second copy. Each copy is printed on paper of different quality.

Cavafy's poetry collection containing 54 poems of the 1910-1918 period. A piece of paperboard folded in half is used as front and back covers. On the cover, the printed title: "C. P. Cavafy Poems. Alexandria 1910-1918". The original date indication "1917" has been corrected by hand to "1918", in ink. On the inside, printed title page repeating the details on the cover. The end date was originally printed "1916" and corrected twice by hand to "1917" and "1918". A blank sheet follows and then printed broadsheets containing the poems, numbered at top right of the recto. The numbering is mostly printed, in a few instances handwritten, and in some it has been corrected by hand. The verso of all broadsheets is blank. The poems are followed by a blank sheet and a printed table of contents in chronological order, in two columns. The contents page is part of the sheet also containing the title page. The 1916 titles are handwritten by Cavafy, except for the first one. The 1917 poem titles are also handwritten as well as those of 1918, which are written on the verso of the contents page. The broadsheets were printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in the period 1914-1918. Two of them, "Far Off" (No 23) and "One Night" (No 28), also bear a first print indication (1914 and 1915, respectively).